Information & Resources
Compiled by Are Stein and MJ Jacobs
Get Informed Here
❥ Gun Violence Archive https://www.gunviolencearchive.org/
Mission Statement: “The Gun Violence Archive is an online archive of gun violence incidents collected from over 7,500 law enforcement, media, government and commercial sources daily in an effort to provide near-real time data about the results of gun violence. GVA is an independent data collection and research group with no affiliation with any advocacy organization.”
❥ American Academy of Pediatrics - https://www.aap.org/
Mission Statement: “The mission of the American Academy of Pediatrics is to attain optimal physical, mental, and social health and well-being for all infants, children, adolescents and young adults. To accomplish this, AAP shall support the professional needs of its members.”
Take Action Here
❥ March for Our Lives - https://marchforourlives.org/
Mission Statement: “Born out of a tragic school shooting, March For Our Lives is a courageous youth-led movement dedicated to promoting civic engagement, education, and direct action by youth to eliminate the epidemic of gun violence. We aim to create safe and healthy communities and livelihoods where gun violence is obsolete.”
❥ Amnesty International - https://www.amnestyusa.org
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Since this is a multi-issue activist organization, here is direct access to their campaign, Fight to End Gun Violence
Mission Statement: “Amnesty International is a global movement of millions of people demanding human rights for all people – no matter who they are or where they are. We are the world’s oldest and largest grassroots human rights organization. Since 1961, ordinary people across the world have chosen to take extraordinary action in defense of human rights for all.”
❥ Wear Orange - https://wearorange.org/
About: “Wear Orange is an opportunity to demonstrate our collective power as members of the gun violence prevention movement, bringing together a broad spectrum of organizations, brands, and influencers working in different ways to curb gun violence.”
❥ Sandy Hook Promise - https://www.sandyhookpromise.org/
Mission Statement: “Sandy Hook Promise is the only national nonprofit organization taking a holistic, public health approach to ending the gun violence epidemic. Based in Newtown, Connecticut, we are founded and led by several family members whose loved ones were killed in the tragic mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School on December 14, 2012. Our mission is to educate and empower youth and adults to prevent violence in schools, homes, and communities.”
All-Encompasing Resources
❥ Alliance for Gun Responsibility - https://gunresponsibility.org/
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The “Gun Violence” section of the website provides a wide array of information, including both wation-wide statistics and statistics for the state of Washington. Additional pages are dedicated to providing solutions, telling survivors’ stories, and addressing misinformation
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Next, the “Take Action” section of the website provides various opportunities for individuals to get involved both on and off line.
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Finally, the “Resources” page has links to other organizations that are crucial in the fight against gun violence, including other nonprofits that are taking action or providing individual support.
Mission Statement: “The Alliance for Gun Responsibility works to save lives and eliminate the harms caused by gun violence in every community through advocacy, education, and partnerships.”
❥ Everytown for Gun Safety - https://www.everytown.org/
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Also affiliated with Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action
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These organizations offer information from reputable sources, paths to finding support for yourself and others, as well as multiple different ways to get involved in the movement to end gun violence.
Mission Statement: “Gun violence touches every town in America. For too long, life-saving laws have been thwarted by the gun lobby and by leaders who refuse to take common-sense steps that will save lives. But something is changing. Nearly 11 million mayors, moms, teachers, survivors, gun owners, students, and everyday Americans have come together to make their own communities safer. Everytown starts with you, and it starts in your neighborhood. By introducing evidence-based solutions in every town, we can end gun violence.”
Find Support Here
❥ National Domestic Violence Hotline
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1-800-799-SAFE(7233)
❥ Teenlink
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866-833-6546
❥ National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
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Call: 988
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Text: 988
❥ The Trevor Project’s LGBTQ+ Youth Hotline
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Call: 1-866-488-7386
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Text: “START” to 678-67